The Strength in Silence

I often find that the best remedy after an overwhelming day drags you down is to find a relaxing, quiet place and give yourself some alone time. Let your thoughts simmer for a few minutes, or hours, and soak up the silence that surrounds you. It is so rare during these college days that we are ever alone that we can start to depend on the company of others to keep us occupied or to prevent us from feeling lonely. But becoming comfortable with being with yourself and only yourself is truly a way of regaining peace of mind. Personally, this is how I recharge. By being by myself, talking only in my head, I regain my strength and my sanity. Back home I have a few special places I would do this. There is a certain view of the ocean I would regularly visit, and a particular bench overlooking a beautiful canyon near my house that I would also escape to when life led me there. Tonight, being far away from those places back in California, I deemed this comfy corner in the library my site of serenity. Speaking to no one, besides the occasional text message, I studied here for four and a half hours tonight, taking occasional breaks to just sit and think. Exhausted as I am from this ongoing study session, I feel content and at ease with my life once again. The frazzled feeling that I had when I walked into this building tonight is no longer weighing on me. We are a breakable species. We get tired, and stressed, and swept up into tornadoes of tests and personal pressures. Remember to stop, slow down, and meditate on the things in life that actually matter. Your health and happiness come first. Find your own secret place to sneak off to and re-lift your spirits that can so easily fall flat in this crazy life we live.